Comarques of Catalonia - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of the comarques (singular "comarca") of Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...

(Spain

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). A comarca

Comarca

A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix co- meaning "together, jointly".The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada and...

is roughly equivalent to a US

United States

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"county

County

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" or a UK

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"district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval

Middle Ages

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Catalonia, the most important rulers were count

Count

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s, notably the Counts of Barcelona and of Urgell

Counts of Urgell

This is a list of the counts of Urgell.-ca. 798-870 Counts appointed by the Carolingians:*798-820 Borrell, count of Urgell and Cerdanya*820-824 Aznar I Galíndez, count of Aragon, was given Borrell's counties while he was exiled from Aragon...

. Comarques have no particular relation to the "counties

Catalan counties

The Catalan counties were the administrative divisions of the eastern Carolingian Marca Hispanica created after its Frankish conquest. The various counties roughly defined what came to be known as the Principality of Catalonia....

" that were ruled by counts.

Although today the comarques are officially recognized, for centuries they had existed unofficially, with citizens identifying with a particular comarca in the same way that people in other parts of the world might identify with a particular region.

In some cases, comarques consist of rural areas and many small villages centering around an important town, where the people of the region traditionally go to shop or to sell their goods. This is the case of comarques such as the Pla d'Estany, centered around the town of Banyoles, or the Ripollès, centered around the town of Ripoll. In other cases, comarques are larger areas with many important population centers that have traditionally been considered part of the same region, as in the case of the Empordà or Vallès.

The current official division of Catalonia into comarques originates in an order of the semi-autonomous Catalan government under the Spanish Republic in 1936. It was superseded after the 1939 victory of Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

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's forces in the Spanish Civil War

Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...

, but restored in 1987 by the re-established Generalitat of Catalonia. Since the definition of comarques is traditionally a non-official and sometimes ambiguous, many new proposals have been made since the comarques were first officially designated as different towns attempt to adjust the official comarques with what they consider to be their traditional comarca. As a result, some revisions to the official division were made in 1988, adding Pla de l'Estany

Pla de l'Estany

Pla de l'Estany is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its name means "plain of the lake", the lake in question being the Lake of Banyoles. Banyoles is also the name of the capital of the comarca and home to over half of its people...

, Pla d'Urgell

Pla d'Urgell

Pla d'Urgell is a comarca in the interior of Catalonia, Spain.- Municipalities :* Barbens - pop. 795* Bell-lloc d'Urgell - pop. 2,068* Bellvís - pop. 2,137* Castellnou de Seana - pop. 697* Fondarella - pop. 721* Golmés - pop. 1,433...

and Alta Ribagorça

Alta Ribagorça

Alta Ribagorça is one of the comarques of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Pont de Suert. The highest peak is the Comaloformo in the massif of Bessiberri. Northeast of the region is the western part of the National Aiguas Tortas and Lake of San Mauricio...

) and in 1990, when some borders were adjusted. there was discussion of possibly further subdividing some of the comarques. http://www.racocatala.com/articles/4867

See also lists of municipalities

Municipality

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for the Catalan

Catalan language

Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...

province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

s of Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, Tarragona.

The articles in naming

Because the Catalan language

Catalan language

has a relatively complex set of rules for the form of the definite article, and because (in Catalan) the names of comarques (except for Osona

Osona

County of Osona was one of the Catalan counties of the Marca Hispanica in the Early and High Middle Ages. It was based around the capital city of Vic and the corresponding diocese, whose territory was roughly the current comarca of Osona....

) typically take the definite article in any position except as the subject of a sentence, the following list indicates the appropriate form of the definite article for each comarca. Because Val d'Aran

Val d'Aran

The Val d'Aran is a valley in the Pyrenees mountains and a comarca in the northwestern part of the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, northern Spain. Most of the valley constitutes the only part of Spain, and of Catalonia, on the north face of the Pyrenees, hence the only part of Catalonia whose...

is an Aranese

Aranese language

Aranese is a standardized form of the Pyrenean Gascon variety of the Occitan language spoken in the Val d'Aran, in north western Catalonia on the border between Spain and France, where it is one of the three official languages besides Catalan and Spanish...

-speaking area, it is often written as "era Val d'Aran", using the Aranese definite article.

List of comarques

Comarca	Capital	Population	Area (km²)
l'Alt Camp Alt Camp Alt Camp is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain.It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.Aiguamúrcia - pop. 648Alcover - pop. 3966...	Valls Valls Valls is the capital of the comarca of Alt Camp, in Catalonia, Spain. The typical food is calçots and also typical are the human towers called castells...	35,635	544.7
l'Alt Empordà Alt Empordà Alt Empordà is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empordà was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936.- Municipalities :Populations are as of 2001.Agullana - pop. 668Albanyà - pop. 99*L'Armentera - pop. 742...	Figueres Figueres Figueres is the capital of the comarca of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors...	99,321	1,357.5
l'Alt Penedès Alt Penedès Alt Penedès is a comarca in Catalonia, northern Spain. The capital is Vilafranca del Penedès.-Municipalities:Avinyonet del Penedès - pop. 1334Les Cabanyes - pop. 603Castellet i la Gornal - pop. 1562Castellví de la Marca - pop. 1497...	Vilafranca del Penedès Vilafranca del Penedès Vilafranca del Penedès, or simply Vilafranca, is the capital of the comarca of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain. The Spanish spelling of the name, Villafranca del Penedés, is no longer in official use...	80,976	592.4
l'Alt Urgell Alt Urgell Alt Urgell is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, a modern representation of part of the historic County of Urgell , seat of the Counts of Urgell and the historic region of Urgellet.- Municipalities :...	La Seu d'Urgell La Seu d'Urgell La Seu d'Urgell is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. La Seu d'Urgell is also the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, head of the judicial district of la Seu d'Urgell and the seat of Bishop of Urgell, one of the Andorra co-princes...	19,105	1,446.9
l'Alta Ribagorça Alta Ribagorça Alta Ribagorça is one of the comarques of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Pont de Suert. The highest peak is the Comaloformo in the massif of Bessiberri. Northeast of the region is the western part of the National Aiguas Tortas and Lake of San Mauricio...	Pont de Suert	3,477	426,8
l'Anoia Anoia Anoia is a comarca in central Catalonia, Spain, with its capital at Igualada.The comarca of l'Anoia is irrigated by the Anoia River; the leading industry is the making of paper....	Igualada Igualada Igualada is a municipality of the province of Barcelona in Catalonia . It is located on the left bank of the Anoia river, and at the western end of the Igualada-Martorell-Barcelona railway. Igualada is the capital and central market of the Anoia comarca, a rich agricultural and wine-producing...	93,529	866.6
el Bages Bages Bages is a comarca in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes two subcomarques, el Moianès and el Lluçanès.Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener...	Manresa Manresa Manresa is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographic centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa María de la Seo....	155,112	1,295.2
el Baix Camp Baix Camp Baix Camp is a comarca of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....	Reus Reus Reus is the capital of the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague...	145,675	695.3
el Baix Ebre Baix Ebre Baix Ebre is a comarca , on the coast in southern Catalonia, Spain.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.* L'Aldea - pop. 3590* Aldover - pop. 814* Alfara de Carles - pop. 377* L'Ametlla de Mar - pop. 5835* L'Ampolla - pop. 2133...	Tortosa Tortosa -External links:* *** * * *...	66,369	987.9
el Baix Empordà Baix Empordà Baix Empordà is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, one of the two into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936. It is popularly known as L'Empordanet .- Geography :...	La Bisbal d'Empordà La Bisbal d'Empordà La Bisbal d'Empordà is the capital of the comarca of the Baix Empordà in Catalonia, Spain.The town is 29 km south east of Girona, 12 km west of Palafrugell and 19 km north west of Palamós. The town lies on the C-66 road between Girona and Palafrugell/Palamós where it becomes the...	102,566	700.5
el Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat is a comarca on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.-Municipalities:Populations are from 2002.* Abrera - pop. 9,166* Begues - pop. 5,023* Castelldefels - pop. 52,405...	Sant Feliu de Llobregat Sant Feliu de Llobregat Sant Feliu de Llobregat is a city and municipality in Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona. It is the capital of the comarca of Baix Llobregat, and the see of a Bishopric since June 2005, when the Archbishopric of Barcelona was divided in three....	692,892	486.5
el Baix Penedès Baix Penedès Baix Penedès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. The area has been settled since the times of the Iberians, with ancient ruins remaining in Banyeres at Can Canyís, in the capital el Vendrell at the village of Guàrdies and in Calafell at the villages of Toixoneres and la Ciutadella .- Municipalities...	El Vendrell El Vendrell El Vendrell is a town located in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, in a wine-growing region. It is wedged between the Mediterranean and the Litoral mountain ranges...	61,256	295.5
el Barcelonès Barcelonès Barcelonès is the most economically important comarca of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Barcelona, which is also the capital of Catalonia.- Municipalities :Population figures are for 2009 .-External links:* *...	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...	2,093,670	143.1
el Berguedà Berguedà Berguedà is a comarca in the interior of Catalonia, Spain, lying partly in the Pyrenees and partly in Catalonia's Depressió Central.-Geography:...	Berga Berga Berga is the capital of the comarca of Berguedà, in Catalonia, Spain.- History :Berga derives its name from the Bergistani, an Iberian tribe that lived in the area before the Roman conquest. The Bergistani were first subdued by Hannibal in 218 BC...	37,995	1,182.5
la Cerdanya Cerdanya (comarca) Cerdanya is a comarca in northern Catalonia, north-eastern Spain, in the Pyrenees, on the border of Catalonia with France and Andorra. Within Catalonia. Cerdanya is divided between Catalonian provinces of Lleida and Girona...	Puigcerdà Puigcerdà Puigcerdà is the capital of the Catalan comarca of Cerdanya, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, near the river Segre and the border with France .- History :...	14,158	546.4
la Conca de Barberà Conca de Barberà Conca de Barberà is a comarca in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.-Municipalities:Barberà de la Conca - pop. 434Blancafort - pop. 412Conesa - pop. 123Espluga de Francolí - pop. 3,687Forès - pop. 60Llorac - pop. 128...	Montblanc Montblanc, Tarragona Montblanc s the capital of the Catalan comarca Conca de Barberà, in the Spanish province of Tarragona.The Prades Mountains are located in the vicinity of this municipality.-History:The area around Montblanc has been inhabited for thousands of years...	18,766	648.9
el Garraf Garraf Garraf is a comarca in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, northern Spain.It is named after the Garraf Massif.-Municipalities:Canyelles - pop. 3,127Cubelles - pop. 10,617Olivella - pop. 2,179Sant Pere de Ribes - pop. 26,108...	Vilanova i la Geltrú Vilanova i la Geltrú Vilanova i la Geltrú is a city in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and the capital of the Garraf comarca. Originally a fishing port, the city has a growing population of approximately 66,000, and is situated 40 km south-west of Barcelona, with the more famous coastal resort of...	108,194	184.1
les Garrigues	Les Borges Blanques Les Borges Blanques Les Borges Blanques is the capital of the comarca of Les Garrigues, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia.It lies in the southern sector of the central Catalan depression, near the zone watered by the Urgell canal. The high plateaux are covered by beautifully perfumed olive groves as thick as forests...	18,999	799.7
la Garrotxa Garrotxa Garrotxa is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2001 was 47,747, more than half of them in the capital city of Olot. It is roughly equivalent to the historical comarca of Besalú.-Geography:...	Olot Olot Olot is the capital of the comarca of the Garrotxa, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.- Etymology :The etymology of Olot is not clear and there are several hypotheses...	47,747	734.2
el Gironès Gironès Gironès is a comarca in eastern Catalonia, Spain, bordering Selva, Baix Empordà, Alt Empordà, Pla de l'Estany and Garrotxa. , more than half of the comarca's 175,148 inhabitants live in the capital, Girona, which is also the capital of the province of Girona.-Municipalities:Populations are as of...	Girona Girona Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...	136,543	575.5
el Maresme Maresme Maresme is a comarca located along the Catalan Mediterranean coast in Spain, between the comarques of Barcelonès and Selva , and also bordering with Vallès Oriental ....	Mataró Mataró Mataró is the capital and largest city of the comarca of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, to the north-east of Barcelona. , it...	356,545	396.9
el Montsià Montsià Montsià is the southernmost comarca of Catalonia in Spain. Its capital and largest city is Amposta.-History:The Montsià was first established as a separate administrative comarca in 1936 and was named after the Serra del Montsià mountain range...	Amposta Amposta Amposta is the capital of the comarca of Montsià, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.It is located at 8 metres above the sea, by the Ebre river, not far from its end. Population 18,841 ....	57,550	708.7
la Noguera Noguera (comarca) Noguera is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest comarca and its area represents some 5,56% of Catalonia. Noguera is part of the historical county of Urgell and currently belongs to the Lleida province. Its capital is Balaguer....	Balaguer Balaguer Balaguer is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebre....	34,744	1,733.0
Osona Osona (comarca) Osona is a comarca situated in central Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population is 129,543. Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona. The name Osona comes from Ausetans, a group of Iberian people that had their capital in Ausa ; the Romans called the...	Vic Vic Vic is the capital of the comarca of Osona, in the Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Vic's location, only 69 km far from Barcelona and 60 km from Girona, has made it one of the most important towns in central Catalonia.-History:...	129,543	1,263.8
el Pallars Jussà Pallars Jussà Pallars Jussà is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It was established as a comarca in 1936, out of the old county of Pallars. The name means "Lower Pallars"; to the northeast and into the mountains is Pallars Sobirà. Its capital and largest municipality is Tremp.-Municipalities:Populations are...	Tremp Tremp Tremp is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain, the capital of the comarca of the Pallars Jussà. It is the largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of area , accounting for nearly a quarter of the total area of the comarca....	12,057	1,290.0
el Pallars Sobirà Pallars Sobirà El Pallars Sobirà is a comarca in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia, Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars", distinguishing it from the more populous Pallars Jussà to its southwest...	Sort Sort, Lleida Sort is the capital of the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, in the country of Spain. It is located at 692 metres above the sea, by the river Noguera Pallaresa, a tributary to the Segre. Population 2,113 ....	6,174	1,355.2
el Pla de l'Estany Pla de l'Estany Pla de l'Estany is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its name means "plain of the lake", the lake in question being the Lake of Banyoles. Banyoles is also the name of the capital of the comarca and home to over half of its people...	Banyoles Banyoles Banyoles is a city of 17,309 inhabitants located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain.The town is the capital of the Catalan comarca "Pla de l'Estany"...	24.347	262.7
el Pla d'Urgell Pla d'Urgell Pla d'Urgell is a comarca in the interior of Catalonia, Spain.- Municipalities :* Barbens - pop. 795* Bell-lloc d'Urgell - pop. 2,068* Bellvís - pop. 2,137* Castellnou de Seana - pop. 697* Fondarella - pop. 721* Golmés - pop. 1,433...	Mollerussa Mollerussa Mollerussa is the capital of the comarca of Pla d'Urgell, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.It is 250 metres above sea level. It had a population 14,733 people .Evolution demographic of the municipality:-External links:* * *...	29,723	304.5
el Priorat Priorat Priorat is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. The central part of the comarca, "Priorat històric," produces the famous and prestigious wine of the Denominación de Origen Calificada Priorat. Wines from elsewhere in the comarca are denominated as Montsant...	Falset Falset, Tarragona Falset is the principal village of the comarca of the Priorat, in Catalonia, very famous for its wine. It has a castle and two palaces...	9,196	496.2
la Ribera d'Ebre Ribera d'Ebre Ribera d'Ebre is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. The name in Catalan refers to its location on the banks of the river Ebre, usually referred to in English by its Spanish name, "Ebro.- Municipalities :Populations are from 2001.* Ascó - pop. 1,617...	Móra d'Ebre Móra d'Ebre Móra d'Ebre is the capital of the comarca of the Ribera d'Ebre in Catalonia,Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Ebre river in the Móra Hollow, and is served by the N-420 roadto Reus and Gandesa, the N-230 road to Lleida...	21,656	825.3
el Ripollès Ripollès Ripollès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. , its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll....	Ripoll Ripoll Ripoll is the capital of the comarca of Ripollès, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located on confluence of the Ter River and its tributary Freser, next to the Pyrenees near the French border...	25,744	958.7
la Segarra Segarra Segarra is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, situated on a high plain. Historically, the name referred to a larger area than the current comarca. It has a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers, and between 350 and 450 mm of rainfall per year. It is a grain-growing region, with some...	Cervera Cervera Cervera is the capital of the comarca of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The title Compte de Cervera is a courtesy title, formerly part of the Crown of Aragon, that has been revived for Felipe, Prince of Asturias....	18,497	721.2
el Segrià Segrià Segrià is a comarca in the west of Catalonia, Spain, bordering Aragon. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida, which is also Catalonia's largest municipality, and remains the most populated comarca in the Lleida province. It takes its name from the river Segre.-...	Lleida Lleida Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...	166,090	1,393.7
la Selva Selva Selva is a coastal comarca in Catalonia, Spain, located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm and the Costa Brava . Unusually, it is divided between the provinces of Girona and Barcelona, with Fogars de la Selva being part of Barcelona province, and all other...	Santa Coloma de Farners Santa Coloma de Farners Santa Coloma de Farners is a spa town and capital of the comarca of the Selva, inCatalonia, Spain, and of the judicial district of Santa Coloma.It is situated on the edge of the Selva depression and of the Guilleries...	117,393	995.5
el Solsonès Solsonès Solsonès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of historic county of Urgell. Over 60% of its people live in the capital, Solsona.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.* Castellar de la Ribera - pop. 153* Clariana de Cardener - pop. 151...	Solsona Solsona, Lleida Solsona is a municipality and capital of the comarca of the Solsonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the centre of the comarca in the Central Catalan Depression. It is served by the C-55 road to Manresa, and is linked to Berga and Bassella by the C-26.The old town is known as the Clos antic...	11,466	998.6
el Tarragonès Tarragonès Tarragonès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of the three comarques formed in the 1936 comarcal division of Camp de Tarragona. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, between the comarques of Baix Penedès to the northeast and Baix Camp to the south. Over 60% of the population live in the...	Tarragona Tarragona Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...	181,374	317.1
la Terra Alta Terra Alta Terra Alta is a sparsely populated inland comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Gandesa. It is also known as Castellania, a name dating back to its medieval status as a fiefdom held by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem under the Crown of Aragon.- Municipalities...	Gandesa Gandesa Gandesa is the capital of the comarca of Terra Alta, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.-History:In the place known as Coll del Moro there is an ancient Iberian archaeological site belonging to the Ilercavones tribe that lived in this area before Roman times.Gandesa has a church with...	12,196	740.0
l'Urgell Urgell (comarca) Modern-day Urgell is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, forming only a portion of the region historically known as Urgell, one of the Catalan counties.-Municipalities:Populations are for 2001.Agramunt - pop. 4,759Anglesola - pop. 1,219...	Tàrrega Tàrrega Tàrrega is a village and municipality located in the Urgell comarca, province of Lleida, Catalonia. According to the 2009 census , the village has a population of 16.539 inhabitants....	31,026	586.2
era Val d'Aran Val d'Aran The Val d'Aran is a valley in the Pyrenees mountains and a comarca in the northwestern part of the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, northern Spain. Most of the valley constitutes the only part of Spain, and of Catalonia, on the north face of the Pyrenees, hence the only part of Catalonia whose...	Vielha e Mijaran Vielha e Mijaran Vielha e Mijaran is a municipality in the comarca of the Val d'Aran in Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1970 by the merger of the municipalities of Arròs e Vila, Betlan, Escunhau, Gausac, Vielha and Vilac: the former municipalities retain some privileges as "decentralised municipal entities" , as...	7,691	620.5
el Vallès Occidental Vallès Occidental Vallès Occidental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is unique among the comarques in that the two cities Sabadell and Terrassa share the role of comarcal capital...	Sabadell Sabadell Sabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona... , Terrassa Terrassa Terrassa is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the comarca of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell, the historic capital....	736,682	580.7
el Vallès Oriental Vallès Oriental Vallès Oriental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès.- Municipalities :Aiguafreda - pop. 2,308L'Ametlla del Vallès - pop. 7,319...	Granollers Granollers Granollers is a city near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and most densely populated city of the comarca of Vallès Oriental.Granollers is a bustling business centre, and many industries are located there...	321,431	851.9

Comarcal revisions

The following municipalities changed comarca in 1990, mostly following local referendum

Referendum

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Municipality	Former comarca	Current comarca
Alfarràs Alfarràs Alfarràs is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Noguera Ribagorçana river, and receives irrigation water from the Aragon and Catalonia canal...	Noguera Noguera (comarca) Noguera is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest comarca and its area represents some 5,56% of Catalonia. Noguera is part of the historical county of Urgell and currently belongs to the Lleida province. Its capital is Balaguer....	Segrià Segrià Segrià is a comarca in the west of Catalonia, Spain, bordering Aragon. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida, which is also Catalonia's largest municipality, and remains the most populated comarca in the Lleida province. It takes its name from the river Segre.-...
Arbolí Arbolí Arbolí is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Camp in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the west of the comarca in the Prades mountains...	Priorat Priorat Priorat is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. The central part of the comarca, "Priorat històric," produces the famous and prestigious wine of the Denominación de Origen Calificada Priorat. Wines from elsewhere in the comarca are denominated as Montsant...	Baix Camp Baix Camp Baix Camp is a comarca of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....
Bonastre Bonastre Bonastre is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Penedès inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated in the west of the comarca in the Quadrell range.In 1178, Bernat de Papiol, who was lord of the place, donated it to the Monastery of St Cugat...	Tarragonès Tarragonès Tarragonès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of the three comarques formed in the 1936 comarcal division of Camp de Tarragona. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, between the comarques of Baix Penedès to the northeast and Baix Camp to the south. Over 60% of the population live in the...	Baix Penedès Baix Penedès Baix Penedès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. The area has been settled since the times of the Iberians, with ancient ruins remaining in Banyeres at Can Canyís, in the capital el Vendrell at the village of Guàrdies and in Calafell at the villages of Toixoneres and la Ciutadella .- Municipalities...
Caldes de Montbui Caldes de Montbui Caldes de Montbui is a town and municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Oriental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the upper valley of the Caldes river, and the highest point of the municipality is the peak of el Farell at 816 m....	Vallès Occidental Vallès Occidental Vallès Occidental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is unique among the comarques in that the two cities Sabadell and Terrassa share the role of comarcal capital...	Vallès Oriental Vallès Oriental Vallès Oriental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès.- Municipalities :Aiguafreda - pop. 2,308L'Ametlla del Vallès - pop. 7,319...
Castellet i la Gornal Castellet i la Gornal Castellet i la Gornal is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Foix river at the point where it crosses the Coastal Range. The river is dammed to form the Foix reservoir. The ajuntament is in La Gornal...	Garraf Garraf Garraf is a comarca in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, northern Spain.It is named after the Garraf Massif.-Municipalities:Canyelles - pop. 3,127Cubelles - pop. 10,617Olivella - pop. 2,179Sant Pere de Ribes - pop. 26,108...	Alt Penedès Alt Penedès Alt Penedès is a comarca in Catalonia, northern Spain. The capital is Vilafranca del Penedès.-Municipalities:Avinyonet del Penedès - pop. 1334Les Cabanyes - pop. 603Castellet i la Gornal - pop. 1562Castellví de la Marca - pop. 1497...
Esplugues de Llobregat Esplugues de Llobregat Esplugues de Llobregat is a municipality of the Barcelona metropolitan area. It belongs to the comarca of Baix Llobregat, Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. It has some schools, such as the German School of Barcelona and American School of Barcelona, which attract rich families, thus increasing...	Barcelonès Barcelonès Barcelonès is the most economically important comarca of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Barcelona, which is also the capital of Catalonia.- Municipalities :Population figures are for 2009 .-External links:* *...	Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat is a comarca on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.-Municipalities:Populations are from 2002.* Abrera - pop. 9,166* Begues - pop. 5,023* Castelldefels - pop. 52,405...
Els Garidells Els Garidells Els Garidells is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Camp in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Francolí river. A local road links the village with the N-240 road between Valls and Tarragona....	Tarragonès Tarragonès Tarragonès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of the three comarques formed in the 1936 comarcal division of Camp de Tarragona. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, between the comarques of Baix Penedès to the northeast and Baix Camp to the south. Over 60% of the population live in the...	Alt Camp Alt Camp Alt Camp is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain.It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.Aiguamúrcia - pop. 648Alcover - pop. 3966...
Masllorenç Masllorenç Masllorenç is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Penedès inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated on the slopes of the Miramar range...	Alt Camp Alt Camp Alt Camp is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain.It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.Aiguamúrcia - pop. 648Alcover - pop. 3966...	Baix Penedès Baix Penedès Baix Penedès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. The area has been settled since the times of the Iberians, with ancient ruins remaining in Banyeres at Can Canyís, in the capital el Vendrell at the village of Guàrdies and in Calafell at the villages of Toixoneres and la Ciutadella .- Municipalities...
La Molsosa La Molsosa La Molsosa is a municipality in the comarca of the Solsonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the south of the comarca in the Castelltallat range...	Anoia Anoia Anoia is a comarca in central Catalonia, Spain, with its capital at Igualada.The comarca of l'Anoia is irrigated by the Anoia River; the leading industry is the making of paper....	Solsonès Solsonès Solsonès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of historic county of Urgell. Over 60% of its people live in the capital, Solsona.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.* Castellar de la Ribera - pop. 153* Clariana de Cardener - pop. 151...
Montesquiu Montesquiu Montesquiu is a municipality in the comarca of Osona inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated on the banks of the Ter river in the north of the comarca. It is...	Ripollès Ripollès Ripollès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. , its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll....	Osona Osona (comarca) Osona is a comarca situated in central Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population is 129,543. Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona. The name Osona comes from Ausetans, a group of Iberian people that had their capital in Ausa ; the Romans called the...
Montornès de Segarra Montornès de Segarra Montornès de Segarra is a municipality in the comarca of the Segarra in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the west of the comarca and is served by the L-210 road.- Demography :- Note :...	Urgell Urgell (comarca) Modern-day Urgell is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, forming only a portion of the region historically known as Urgell, one of the Catalan counties.-Municipalities:Populations are for 2001.Agramunt - pop. 4,759Anglesola - pop. 1,219...	Segarra Segarra Segarra is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, situated on a high plain. Historically, the name referred to a larger area than the current comarca. It has a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers, and between 350 and 450 mm of rainfall per year. It is a grain-growing region, with some...
Olesa de Bonesvalls Olesa de Bonesvalls Olesa de Bonesvalls is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Garraf massif at the east of the comarca, with the peak of el Montau rising to 658 m...	Garraf Garraf Garraf is a comarca in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, northern Spain.It is named after the Garraf Massif.-Municipalities:Canyelles - pop. 3,127Cubelles - pop. 10,617Olivella - pop. 2,179Sant Pere de Ribes - pop. 26,108...	Alt Penedès Alt Penedès Alt Penedès is a comarca in Catalonia, northern Spain. The capital is Vilafranca del Penedès.-Municipalities:Avinyonet del Penedès - pop. 1334Les Cabanyes - pop. 603Castellet i la Gornal - pop. 1562Castellví de la Marca - pop. 1497...
La Portella La Portella La Portella is a municipality in the comarca of the Segrià in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Noguera Ribagorçana river...	Noguera Noguera (comarca) Noguera is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest comarca and its area represents some 5,56% of Catalonia. Noguera is part of the historical county of Urgell and currently belongs to the Lleida province. Its capital is Balaguer....	Segrià Segrià Segrià is a comarca in the west of Catalonia, Spain, bordering Aragon. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida, which is also Catalonia's largest municipality, and remains the most populated comarca in the Lleida province. It takes its name from the river Segre.-...
Santa Maria de Besora Santa Maria de Besora Santa Maria de Besora is a municipality in the comarca of Osona inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of the comarca. It islinked to Sant Quirze de Besora and to Vidrà by a local road...	Ripollès Ripollès Ripollès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. , its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll....	Osona Osona (comarca) Osona is a comarca situated in central Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population is 129,543. Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona. The name Osona comes from Ausetans, a group of Iberian people that had their capital in Ausa ; the Romans called the...
Sant Jaume d'Enveja Sant Jaume d'Enveja Sant Jaume d'Enveja is a municipality in the comarca of the Montsià in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the southern half of the delta of the Ebro, on the right bank of the river...	Baix Ebre Baix Ebre Baix Ebre is a comarca , on the coast in southern Catalonia, Spain.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.* L'Aldea - pop. 3590* Aldover - pop. 814* Alfara de Carles - pop. 377* L'Ametlla de Mar - pop. 5835* L'Ampolla - pop. 2133...	Montsià Montsià Montsià is the southernmost comarca of Catalonia in Spain. Its capital and largest city is Amposta.-History:The Montsià was first established as a separate administrative comarca in 1936 and was named after the Serra del Montsià mountain range...
Sant Just Desvern Sant Just Desvern Sant Just Desvern is a town near Barcelona, in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat, Catalonia,....	Barcelonès Barcelonès Barcelonès is the most economically important comarca of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Barcelona, which is also the capital of Catalonia.- Municipalities :Population figures are for 2009 .-External links:* *...	Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat is a comarca on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.-Municipalities:Populations are from 2002.* Abrera - pop. 9,166* Begues - pop. 5,023* Castelldefels - pop. 52,405...
Sant Quirze de Besora Sant Quirze de Besora Sant Quirze de Besora is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the banks of the Ter river in the north of the comarca. It is on the main communication route between Barcelona and Puigcerdà, served by the C-17 road and a station on the RENFE railway line. It...	Ripollès Ripollès Ripollès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. , its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll....	Osona Osona (comarca) Osona is a comarca situated in central Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population is 129,543. Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona. The name Osona comes from Ausetans, a group of Iberian people that had their capital in Ausa ; the Romans called the...
Vallfogona de Riucorb Vallfogona de Riucorb Vallfogona de Riucorb is a municipality in the comarca of the Conca de Barberà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Comalats range in the north of the comarca, with the Cap de Cans rising to 759 m....	Segarra Segarra Segarra is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, situated on a high plain. Historically, the name referred to a larger area than the current comarca. It has a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers, and between 350 and 450 mm of rainfall per year. It is a grain-growing region, with some...	Conca de Barberà Conca de Barberà Conca de Barberà is a comarca in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.-Municipalities:Barberà de la Conca - pop. 434Blancafort - pop. 412Conesa - pop. 123Espluga de Francolí - pop. 3,687Forès - pop. 60Llorac - pop. 128...
Vidrà Vidrà Vidrà is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Ges river, between the Bellmunt and Milany ranges, in the north of the comarca. It is linked to Sant Quirze de Besora by a local road...	Ripollès Ripollès Ripollès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. , its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll....	Osona Osona (comarca) Osona is a comarca situated in central Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population is 129,543. Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona. The name Osona comes from Ausetans, a group of Iberian people that had their capital in Ausa ; the Romans called the...

Historical comarques

There are some other comarques which are often referred as historical comarques of Catalonia, because their present territory was part of the former Principality of Catalonia

Principality of Catalonia

The Principality of Catalonia , is a historic territory in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, mostly in Spain and with an adjoining portion in southern France....

, but they are not currently within the Autonomous Community of Catalonia.

Comarca	Capital	Current status
el Rosselló Rosselló (comarca) The comarca of Roussillon is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French Département of Pyrénées-Orientales. Its capital is Perpignan .... (Roussillon)	Perpinyà (Perpignan)	Northern Catalonia Northern Catalonia Northern Catalonia is a term that is sometimes used, particularly in Catalan writings, to refer to the territory ceded to France by Spain through the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659... / Part of France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
l'Alta Cerdanya	Font-romeu Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via , or Odeillo, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales and Cerdagne near the Spanish border in the south of France.It also is one of the oldest ski resorts in France and the oldest in the Pyrenees.- Solar Power :... (Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via)	Northern Catalonia / Part of France
el Capcir Capcir Capcir is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French Département of Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital of the comarca was Formiguera, and it borders the historical comarques of Conflent and Alta Cerdanya...	Els Angles Les Angles, Pyrénées-Orientales Les Angles is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:**... (Les Angles)	Northern Catalonia / Part of France
el Vallespir Vallespir Vallespir is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, part of the French Département of Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital of the comarca is Ceret, and it borders Conflent, Rosselló, Alt Empordà, Garrotxa and Ripollès...	Ceret Céret Céret is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is the capital of Vallespir historical Catalan comarca.-Geography:... (Céret)	Northern Catalonia / Part of France
el Conflent Conflent Conflent is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French Département of Pyrénées-Orientales. In the Middle Ages it comprised the County of Conflent....	Prada de Conflent Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales Prades is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is the capital of the historical Conflent comarca. Its inhabitants are called Pradéens.-Geography:... (Prades)	Northern Catalonia / Part of France

Administration and government

In the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, the comarca exists as a local government area, and has a representative consell comarcal (comarcal council).

External links

The Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya is an excellent source of statistical information for Catalonia, down to the level of individual municipalities. It is also our source for which municipalities are in which comarca. Parts of the site are in English and Spanish, although most of it is in Catalan. Comarcàlia - Information about the various comarques in a variety of languages, including English. Includes good maps down to the level of individual municipalities (or, as they choose to translate, "boroughs"). History of present comarcal division. Catalonia, La Franja and Northern Catalonia.

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